Model legitimisation in operational research

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 443-457

  Landry, M ^a   Banville, C ^a   Oral, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

MODEL LEGITIMIZATION; MODEL VALIDATION;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0030576494     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-2217(96)00003-3     Document Type: Article

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